Netflix is stocking up on the kind of Christmas movies you put on while wrapping presents: small towns, snowy ranches, family recipes and handsome men in flannel. This week brings four of them, all from Nicely Entertainment, the distributor behind a lot of the cozy holiday TV movies Americans watch every December.
Here’s the cast and story of each one, so you can pick your first cozy watch. Want the bigger list? See Netflix Christmas movies 2026, ranked.
| Movie | On Netflix | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas on the Ranch (2024) | November 16 | Jade Harlow, Houston Rhines |
| Reporting for Christmas (2023) | November 16 | Tamara Feldman, Matt Trudeau, D.B. Sweeney |
| A Cherry Pie Christmas (2025) | November 19 | Katie Leclerc, Ryan Carnes |
| Christmas at Fields Ranch (2025) | November 19 | Anna Marie Dobbins, Marc Herrmann, Mischa Barton |
Christmas on the Ranch (November 16)
The story: A radio relationship expert who gives everyone else love advice gets stranded at a ranch over the holidays, where she meets a widowed single dad. Naturally, the expert finds out she has a few things left to learn.
Cast: Jade Harlow and Houston Rhines lead. Note that this is a different film from the 2021 romance Christmas at the Ranch, so check the title before you hit play. It was previously a Hulu exclusive.
Reporting for Christmas (November 16)
The story: A TV producer heads to Iowa to cover a family-run toy company for a holiday segment and falls for the heir to the business. It’s a toy-store Christmas romance, which is about as cozy as the genre gets.
Cast: Tamara Feldman and Matt Trudeau star, with D.B. Sweeney, best known from The Cutting Edge and Eight Men Out. It was directed by Jack C. Newell.
A Cherry Pie Christmas (November 19)
The story: A pastry chef goes searching for her late grandmother’s unfinished cherry pie recipe and finds romance along the way. Expect a lot of baking montages and snowy porches.
Cast: Katie Leclerc, known for ABC Family’s Switched at Birth, stars opposite Ryan Carnes, a familiar face from General Hospital and Desperate Housewives.
Christmas at Fields Ranch (November 19)
The story: A big-city real estate broker inherits a ranch just before Christmas. She plans to sell it, until she reconnects with an old flame and starts falling for the place, forcing her to choose between her career and her heart before the holidays end.
Cast: Anna Marie Dobbins plays Daisy and Marc Herrmann plays Ben. The pair also wrote and executive produced the film. Mischa Barton, forever Marissa Cooper from The O.C., plays Angela, and Jennifer Taylor from Two and a Half Men appears as Mrs. Williams. Glenn Ciano directed. It runs about 90 minutes.
Which one should you watch?
For pure comfort, A Cherry Pie Christmas has the coziest premise. If you like a ranch romance, you get two this week. And if you grew up on The O.C., Christmas at Fields Ranch is worth it for Mischa Barton alone. All four are easy, low-stress watches made for the season.
FAQ
When is Christmas on the Ranch on Netflix?
November 16, 2026, in the US.
Who stars in Reporting for Christmas?
Tamara Feldman, Matt Trudeau and D.B. Sweeney.
Who is in A Cherry Pie Christmas?
Katie Leclerc and Ryan Carnes.
Is Mischa Barton in Christmas at Fields Ranch?
Yes. She plays Angela.
Are these Netflix original movies?
No. They’re licensed holiday movies from Nicely Entertainment that are new to Netflix in the US.
